{"product_id":"what-would-ernst-weichselbaum-do-niels-pflaeging-9783948471354","title":"What would Ernst Weichselbaum do?: Nurture great organizations and societies guided by Ernst Weichselbaum's best quotes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Always act in such a way that you increase the total sum of smiles.\" Ernst Weichselbaum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnst Weichselbaum (1944-2024) was \u003cem\u003ethe Austrian Deming\u003c\/em\u003e. During the 1980s, as he rose through the ranks to become general manager at office furniture producer Bene, Weichselbaum created his own, \u003cem\u003econstructivist\u003c\/em\u003e brand of lean organizing. His thinking effortlessly integrated everything from manufacturing to marketing and HR. From the mid-1990s on, and for three decades, he brought \u003cem\u003etime-oriented \u003c\/em\u003eorganizing to companies as a consultant ñ helping more than 120 companies to transform themselves. Like no other management guru, Weichselbaum combined wit and earnestness, systems thinking and shrewdness, psychology, philosophy and down-to-earth practicality. This is the first book to make Weichselbaum's powerful work aphorisms available in English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the editor: \u003c\/em\u003eNiels Pflaeging is an entrepreneur, consultant, researcher, creator of socio-tech and practitioner of organizational transformation. Niels is the author of 12 books, including the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eOrganize for Complexity\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the editor of \"What would Deming do?\", \"What would Drucker do?\" and \"What would Ohno-san do?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Niels Pflaeging,Ernst Weichselbaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3948471355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783948471354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Betacodex Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.51d","brand":"Niels Pflaeging","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517158043903,"sku":"9783948471354","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89b5fa0a-b60c-4fad-aeee-ed5200c2f987.jpg?v=1778730295","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-would-ernst-weichselbaum-do-niels-pflaeging-9783948471354","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}